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West coast IPA please!

Hi everyone, Done a few brews now and just about to bottle/keg my latest, which means it’s time to get another one on the go. As I’ve done a few brews I’m now looking to get more adventurous and try dry hopping out. I was thinking of going for the Wilko Golden Ale kit as I’ve heard it’s a good...

So another update. Checked it today and the gravity is 1.008, my first concern is that the temp has been constant 18, so it probably should be done now. It tastes very tart but very appley, which is a positive note. I haven’t seen any other threads about stuck fermentation so I can only assume...

So a quick update, finally got chance to get this on today. Followed the instructions to the letter (as I know the kits are meant to be really good). This is my first proper cider kit (did one of the ranges mixed berry kits first and it was appalling). First thing to note is that the can itself...

What ABV did yours come out at and how much sugar did you use? I think I’m going to try and aim for 5 ish rather than almost 6.

hi guys, First time doing the above kit and I want it to have plenty of flavour, so was going to short brew, but I’m not sure how much to do it to. I was thinking 20l instead of 24, is this a good idea? I will be dropping the sugar too as I don’t want it to be mega strong.

Yeah I thought the same, if mine has improved after only a week then surely it must get better after a few weeks? I’m glad it’s not just mine that is dark in colour. I think the off flavour I could taste was just the standard home brew twang I keep hearing about. I’ve heard that the the...

Just wanted to update. Decided to have a few drinks tonight and after a couple decided to try my the cerveza. Loads better than the first bottle. It has a head and tastes a lot better, just still quite young (which is what I think the cider taste was at first). Maturing is the way to go...

Thanks for the reply, much appreciated! I do use brewing sugar, but I only use table to prime. I worked out the sugar using a priming calculator, it should’ve left it quite fizzy but is 6 days long enough to prime? Another thing I forgot to mention, I’ve stored all of my bottles in a closed...

Talking about yeasts, as I struggle to get the apartment anywhere below 18 degrees, I found some yeast called Californian, which I think is quite common, that ferments higher and makes Californian common, would this change the taste or could this make a standard lager?

Cheers guys, looks as though I’ll leave this a few weeks and see what happens, the other thread seems to suggest that the long it is left the better it will be, albeit thin. I think I’ll try a coopers kit next, i was tempted with the Australian Lager. Might try some dme next time too.

That being said, would one of these kits with a can of LME be better?

Yeah that is my room temp, I live in an apartment and it’s almost always 18 degrees, never seems to get any lower. I don’t think it’s an apple taste as such, it just doesn’t seem to taste of much but is quite sweet, was your kit like that too?

Hi guys, Relatively new brewer here and followed a few threads with interest. Brewed a Wilko Cerveza kit four weeks ago, left it to ferment away for two weeks, then bottled into 23 litre bottles (batch primed with 150g table sugar). Fermented steadily at 18 degrees and left to condition for 6...

Brilliant, really interested to see how the end result works! I’m on the verge of buying the kit myself now

Sounds great, it will be interesting to see the difference if you do a split of some carbonated and some flat, wonder if that will make a difference clearing wise? Can you smell/taste the oak now?

I think these kits are meant to come out clear (ish anyway). With the addition of the oak chips I think it’ll be one to mature for quite a while and clear, what do you think? Saying that though I’d be far too tempted to drink it haha. What’s the expected final gravity?

Good so far, how long do you leave it soaking with the oak chips? I saw this and was tempted, wondering if it tastes like a green goblin or the like

Why does your website not work? I bought a kit from the range and was disappointed at the lack of help.

That’s great thanks for that, would you just put them in whole or cut them up?